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Mater/Pater words
Father/Mother vocab
Question | Answer |
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patrician | person of noble birth, as descending from founding fathers |
patron | one who supports or protects, like one's father |
patriarch | male head of a family or tribul line |
pattern | a model considered worthy of imitation, like a father |
patronym | a family name derived from the name of your father or a paternal ancestor |
maternity | quality or condition of being a mother |
matricide | murder of a mother by her son or daughter |
matrimony | the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life |
matrix | an enclosure, such as a womb, where something originates or develops |
alma mater | nurturing mother, a school from which one has graduated |